nycdaug Chapter 146
Chapter 146
Just as the two were talking, suddenly, a light and rhythmic knock came from outside the half-open door.
The two of them looked at the source of the sound at the same time, and saw Jueyu walking in cautiously carrying a tray.
The tray seemed a little empty, with only an exquisite porcelain bowl and a pair of wooden chopsticks on it.
And from that bowl, steam was rising...
Seeing this, Du Ming hurriedly said, "Chief, I'm sorry for delaying your meal. You've forgotten the time."
After saying this, he glanced out the window at the gradually dim moonlight and added, "It's really getting late now, so I won't bother you with your meal anymore."
Hearing this, Wen Shu looked at Jue Yu with a smile and asked, "Brother Du Ming, have you had dinner yet? If not, how about sharing some with me?"
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Jue Yu, as if waiting for his answer.
Jueyu responded without thinking: "Chief, there should be some preparations in the kitchen.
As for us, we had already eaten. But..."
Her eyes inadvertently swept over the brothers who had just returned together and were now standing casually in the corner of the yard.
I saw one of them holding a bowl of food, tilting his head back and drinking the whole bowl in one gulp.
"The people who came back with you are also ready."
"Girl, don't worry, the kitchen has been ready. I have remembered your previous arrangements long ago. After I arrived here, I started preparing without seeing you." As he spoke, Jueyu placed the tray next to Wenshu's hand and the teacup.
Du Ming had already stood up by this time, and their conversation was almost over. Seeing the maid next to Wen Shu come in, he took this opportunity to say goodbye.
"Chief, it's past dinner time, I've already eaten.
You've been busy all day, and you must be hungry. I'll take my leave and not disturb you any more."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work next. Go back and have some rest. I won't see you off." I don't know if it was because he saw the food that he realized that he hadn't eaten much today.
"I'll take my leave first. If you have any instructions, the patriarch can send someone to call him." He bowed lightly and left.
Wenshu's mind had long been distracted, and she didn't see when Du Ming went out.
From a distance, I saw Jueyu walking towards me carefully carrying a tray.
Before entering the house, the hot air mixed with the rich aroma of wheat hits you in the face and goes into your nose along with the air. Just by smelling this smell, you can't help but start swallowing your saliva.
When Jueyu approached and gently placed the tray on the table, she saw a few tender green leaves floating in the bowl. Under the leaves were some lumps of noodles of different sizes, which sank quietly to the bottom of the soup, each occupying a corner.
At this time, the only person left in the room was Du Ming, who had just left. Jueyu looked at the greedy look of his own girl in front of him, and couldn't help feeling sad.
She thought that if her two sisters Baoju and Shaoyao knew about the girl's current situation, they would probably be heartbroken and might blame her for not taking good care of the girl.
After putting the tray on, the girl was seen eagerly preparing to pick up the bowl and start drinking the noodle soup.
Jueyu hurriedly held Wenshu's wrist and stopped her, saying, "Girl, wait a moment."
Although Wen Shu's internal organs had been protesting for a long time, she still stopped what she was doing when she heard Jueyu's words.
"Girl, please wait a moment. Eating like this may not make you hungry, and it will hurt your stomach." As she said this, Wen Shu saw that Jueyu was holding two eggs in her hands.
While she was distracted, Jueyu peeled the eggs, put one into Wenshu's hand, and broke the other into pieces and soaked them in the noodle soup.
"Where do the eggs come from in this place?" Wen Shu was a little surprised. She had not wasted these days. There was no shortage of fish and meat here as it was surrounded by mountains and rivers, but other kinds of meat like chicken and duck were hard to find.
The only way to eat better is to catch a few sheep that they let roam wild in the mountains during festivals.
However, supplies were much tighter than those of the Wen family, but compared to the outside world, they were not starving as they lived near mountains and rivers.
Jueyu thought of the aunt who cooked for them when she went out, "Girl, you don't know that when I stayed in the tribe to prepare those dry food, those two aunts must have noticed something.
During this break, I found all the eggs in the kitchen and cooked them."
"This, they are really thoughtful." Wen Shu was a little surprised. She knew that the two aunts who helped cook had put a lot of thought into it by her sixth uncle.
Although Sixth Uncle had other thoughts, this matter concerned family affairs, but she also knew that although Sixth Uncle had selfish motives, he still put family affairs first.
Therefore, she turned a blind eye to it. Although Second Uncle had seen Sixth Uncle do some bad things over the years, she still tolerated him.
……
"Yes, they say that the clan leader is a daughter after all. Although she looks stronger than other daughters, she is still growing up and cannot afford to suffer any loss in food.
Seeing that there were not enough eggs in the kitchen, they went to the Sixth Master to get some."
this--
I didn't expect there would be such a paragraph "It's really embarrassing for them"
"Hey, girl, when I left, I don't know if they noticed something, but they told me to find a girl outside and take good care of her. They said that the Du family had been looking forward to someone coming back to take charge for so many years, and they couldn't let her suffer any loss outside."
By the time Wenshu had finished peeling the egg in her hand, she had already eaten it.
The temperature of the soup in the bowl was just right. Holding it in her hand, Wen Shu suddenly asked, "How many boiled eggs do you have?"
Jueyu thought about it and replied casually, "There are only more than 30 in total. The road was not smooth and I missed a few. Fortunately, the chicken is cooked and can still be eaten."
Wen Shu thought for a moment and said, "Go to the kitchen and see how much flour there is. Mix the broken eggs with the dry food and make dry pancakes."
Jueyu was shocked when she heard this, "Girl, this is specially prepared for you."
"Alright, you've been following me through thick and thin together. I can't just eat the meat while they have the soup. Besides, the terrain we're going out on isn't flat. Since we have this good food, we can mix it with the dry rations to improve our diet.
It also prevents food from going bad on the way and being wasted.”
Wenshu's words made perfect sense, and Jueyu had no way to refute them.
--call--
Wenshu put down the bowl, which was bigger than her head, and placed it on the table.
"It's delicious!"
Sighing with satisfaction, Wen Shu pointed to the figure outside and ordered, "Go tell the kitchen to eat now and feed the horses well."
"Girl, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it and I'm sure there won't be any mistakes."
"Keep an eye on Dao Buzhi. Go and give the instructions and then come back to get some rest. We will set off when the time comes." When Wen Shu said this, she didn't look at Jueyu, nor did she wash up. She went into the inner room with her tired body.
He fell on the bed and breathed deeply.